“Photo of PM Narendra Modi holding the new population control legislation file”
What FACTLY found
Photo shared in the post is an edited one. In the original image, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen holding a file without any text on the cover. This original photo is shared by the official social media pages of Narendra Modi. There is no authentic information to confirm the speculation of a new population control legislation in 2021.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 January 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 January 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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